garcia hearing

Garcia hearing (gahr-see-[schwa]).Criminal procedure. A hearing held to ensure that a defendant who is one of two or more defendants represented by the same attorney understands (1) the risk of a conflict of interest inherent in this type of representation, and (2) that he or she is entitled to the services of an attorney who does not represent anyone else in the defendant’s case. United States v. Garcia, 517 F.2d 272 (5th Cir. 1975). See CON-FLICT OF INTEREST(2). [Cases: Criminal Law 641.5(5). C.J.S. Criminal Law § 319.]

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译者圣强，毕业于一所培养高级翻译以及跨文化事务专家的精英大学，擅长翻译各种与房地产交易及建筑纠纷相关的法律文件。